Steph

http://www.bhg.com/gardening/landscaping-projects/landscape-basics/whimsical-landscaping-design-ideas/#page=25

If the white-ish ribbons of a transparent swirl glow, does that make it more likely to be Playrite and/or Jackson than some other maker? Due to Vitrolite cullet? Or are glowing ribbons a chance across many makers?

Peltier Rainbo on the red, white and blue. Nice one. And I'll say Vitro on the green and white-ish one. I guess the style name on that one would be Conqueror. It looks a little different to me, but it has to be a Conqueror, right?

I'm not at all sure of value. Wouldn't even want to guess. But if I had to, I'd guess like $10 to $20. If someone could identify the artist, it might be found to be more valuable.

This is what we call a contemporary. It is made by hand by a marble artist. It was made relatively recently. (There is a limit on how many kilobytes you can load in a single post.)

Interesting. Different. Yes, newer MK would be my guess ... and then my question would be is it be a true hybrid or was that an intentional combination?

coolness

I don't know how to cook beans! Rice takes less than 20 minutes, so I can deal with waiting. Today: Almond nachos. Yes, I know, pecans seem like a more natural choice, but you make do with what you have.

A present for Hoody. I'm still working my way through it. http://www.mandatory.com/2015/04/17/21-of-the-greatest-riddles-of-all-time/

Lurv.

Tai went over to the dark side! The superidol takes away from the game. Didn't like it Tony's season. Don't like it now.

I'm doing grate, but I could be cheddar.

Al, comparing the marbles and the box damage, it looks like the same box.

George is a font of knowledge. I should ask him about this box. I thought about this being after the Master purchase of Akro. However, the Master marbles are from the beginning of the Master production ... so 20 years before that purchase. P.s. Sourlis

Neat! That green is a new time to me. As in ... completely new type ... I don't remember seeing it before with or without a label.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-230-Akro-Agate-Marble-Box-5-8-21-32-/361526220624? I don't remember ever seeing a box with this general decoration with a clear window. And as an added twist it appears to have some nice early Masters in it.

Those springy flowery ones made me "oooh". (so did the German box earlier)

Akro Flinties, recently sold on ebay

Might as well!

Hi Dave. New name bookmarked

That's a tricky one. I could see it maybe having come from an Ace run but one with little white. Might need some of the white in there to get the opalescence. Have you seen the Peerless peewees which almost have a clear base ... just a wisp of white? [Very late edit: I'm pretty sure I would have meant to say Acme Realers there, rather than Peerless Patches.] Since we don't see Aces identified very often, I've often wondered how short the production time was, and if it was short then why that might have been so. And one of my guesses was that it was hard to control the consistency of the Ace base.